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Bluestone Pendant
Warrior Tabi
Jotunn's Wrath
Hide of the Urchin
Transcendence
Breastplate of Regrowth
Titan's Bane
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I am almost Diamond Ranked Ravana, and I thought I would share what I have come to think of as the most successful build there is for him. I hope you enjoy!
Prana Onslaught gets 75% of your power. THAT IS HUGE! Maximize this for the damage, not his attack speed. More power and penetration is what makes Ravana start to do actual damage. Overhead Kick gets 70% of your power. So again, maximizing power pays off better when also getting cool down reduction. 10-Hand Shadow Fist gets only 55% of your power, but that is still adequate since it has the highest base damage at 260. Adding good sustain all through the early game with the heal if you can catch your enemy in/through the minion line. Mystic Rush Has over all Very Low Damage, and the Reduction Bonus it gives you applies to everyone but the target. But it still has its uses. In a team Fight it is optimal to Ult the tank OR an enemy who is almost dead, since that is the best way to get the most out of the damage reduction. It is really mostly used for tower dives and kill secures though Bluestone Pendant has shown itself to be the best starter item for Ravana in my opinion. It makes his wave clear much more relevant early game, as well as adding to his burst/kill potential early game. Much more so than Death's Toll. And sense you can clear most of the wave with just your 3 and 2 you don't have to take much damage dancing around AA'ing. No one expects the amount of damage coming out that early game from Ravana.
Boots Are going to be another item you will want to start with. Ravana is all about the jukes, The Jukes Are The Life for Ravana, and key to doing the best you can with him. Jukes and Counterplay.The Core Items
Bluestone Pendant
As discussed in the Starter/Early Game Section. Bluestone supplies fast wave clear from a safe distance. As well as adding to the burst and kill potential you will have early game.
Warrior Tabi Jotunn's Wrath Hide of the Urchin Transcendence Prana Onslaught -- 3.9 seconds Overhead Kick -- 6.5 seconds 10-Hand Shadow Fist -- 9.7 seconds. Titan's Bane
Spirit Robe
Frostbound Hammer
Shifter's Shield
Winged BladeI will come back and flush this out some more. I am thinking of making a Clash video or something to show the actual play style more. It is all very situationally based, so it is hard to get in to great detail with out writing a book that has references to how Ravana can best fight vs. which ever god he is facing.
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You could get Trans Before Hide, especially if you aren't feeling squishy or threatened. But it really does add one of the highest amounts of power even without stacks. Frostbound is definitely a good item to pick up, and I have gotten it instead of Hide before as well. When you aren't really getting pressured and don't need the extra defense, Frostbound just helps get you kills easier. I used to get Frostbound as my second item, always. But if you can continuously land your slow and root you don't need it so much since the damage you deliver will happen faster and more suddenly than if you were to be focusing on attack speed for damage.
I get Jotunn's First because the 25% Cooldown Reduction is way more valuable than building Trans first. I have tried it both ways, Rushing Trans, or building it second, just doesn't work as well with Ravana for some reason.
Yea I saw he was getting a little bit of a rework. The passive sounds nice, I like th ebonus damage on the passive now, but it really isn't that important. The HP shield will help his AA focused builds hopefully.
On the PTS his Prana Onslaught got a buff from 75% power to 80% power added. So thats a little tiny buff. The New Ult is called Dark pact or something like that, I am really curious as to what it could be.
IMO as long as his 2 keeps a low cool down and the Immunity, and his three keeps the heal and root, I can only see him getting a lot better with the changes. I would definitely like an HP shield, but it really depends on the mechanic they use / how it's implemented.
To be honest most of us actually expected that Ravana will be changed due to his bad kit and even with buffs provided by Hi-Rez did not make him into tier 2 - 3 God. Ravana is considered to be the weakest God atm and never was seen in SPL or never picked in Leagues. Furthermore Hi-Rez did not has no choice but to change his kit to more competitive playstyle.
Now let's get back to your guide. I think it's really good and colorful. I never expected this kind of build to be used in Ravana =D, but why would you build transedence as fourth item? Late games are more teamfight oriented, so there won't be time for building stacks as you will need to be with your team and transedence without stacks does not provide enough physical power. I understand that Joutuns give +150 mana, but still I would rather build transedence first. Also instead of Hide of the urchin I would rather go for Frostbound to slow the enemy down, because it's fairly easy to outrun Ravana and Fist of the Gods is really good counter to his Ult.
However once again overall it's good guide, keep expanding it and it will be even better.
I really appreciate the tips as I am new and this is my first time trying to post a guide. I plan on making it look much nicer.
EDIT: Just finished touching it up. I will be adding more when I get some more time. I Hope this helps anyone trying to play Ravana but not having much success with him.
It's nice that you have good explanations for everything, but without any coding, it’s really pain to read walls and walls of text.
Firstly, I recommend replacing those item links you have there. Instead of putting the direct link in your text, you can use codes:
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I also recommend adding chapters. You have tons of text in your guide, but you have no titles to tell, what you are writing about. Most of the people have no time to read whole guide, if they’re only looking for some specific information. It’s much easier to navigate, if you add chapters. You can also use dividers, to separate information. Code for that:
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And most importantly, add some colors! It will make your guide look visually more pleasant.
Hopefully this helps :)